Total job vacancies in February 2006 were 137,600, unchanged from November 2005.

The number of job vacancies in the private sector was 122,200 in February 2006, unchanged from November 2005 in rounded terms.

The number of job vacancies in the public sector was 15,400 in February 2006, unchanged from November 2005 in rounded terms.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)

Release Date

May 2006

29 June 2006

August 2006

28 September 2006

NOTES ON ESTIMATES

CONCURRENT SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT

The ABS has introduced concurrent seasonal adjustment to the Job Vacancies Survey (JVS), replacing the forward factor adjustment method previously used to produce seasonally adjusted estimates. Concurrent seasonal adjustment uses original data up to and including the current quarter to update seasonal factors each quarter, whereas the forward factor adjustment method only updates seasonal factors annually.

By increasing the frequency of seasonal reanalyses from annually to quarterly, concurrent seasonal adjustment produces initial seasonally adjusted estimates that are closer on average to their final values, as any changes in seasonality are picked up sooner. This process can result in revisions each quarter to seasonally adjusted estimates for earlier periods. See paragraphs 22 to 24 of the Explanatory Notes for more information on the concurrent seasonal adjustment method.

SAMPLING ERROR

For information on sampling error, including standard errors for original estimates contained in this publication, see the Technical Note.

INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or David Oats on Perth (08) 9360 5357.

TABLES

1. JOB VACANCIES, States and territories

Original

Seasonally
Adjusted

Trend

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.

NT

ACT

Australia

Australia

Australia

VACANCIES ('000)

2004

November

45.3

34.1

28.7

7.5

13.1

2.1

2.8

3.5

137.1

139.4

138.2

2005

February

48.2

33.0

35.4

8.8

15.3

2.6

2.3

4.0

149.5

143.7

142.4

May

41.2

31.6

34.9

7.4

14.5

1.9

2.3

4.0

137.8

143.9

142.7

August

39.1

32.8

33.4

8.8

16.9

2.2

2.7

4.4

140.3

138.3

139.3

November

45.4

30.2

24.1

8.7

15.8

2.3

2.1

3.9

132.6

134.6

137.6

2006

February

46.6

31.6

32.3

8.4

20.6

2.1

1.9

3.8

147.3

140.9

137.6

CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)

2004

November

12.0

1.7

3.7

7.2

5.9

46.4

39.5

12.7

7.4

12.0

6.4

2005

February

6.2

-3.1

23.1

17.4

16.5

26.9

-18.3

13.4

9.1

3.1

3.0

May

-14.5

-4.4

-1.3

-15.6

-4.9

-29.6

3.5

-1.2

-7.8

0.1

0.2

August

-5.1

3.9

-4.4

18.4

16.5

20.1

16.4

10.7

1.8

-3.9

-2.4

November

16.1

-8.1

-27.9

-0.1

-6.5

5.1

-22.5

-9.9

-5.5

-2.7

-1.2

2006

February

2.8

4.6

34.0

-3.4

30.4

-12.3

-8.2

-4.8

11.1

4.7

0.0

CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)

2004

February

-4.4

6.6

-7.6

-21.9

-14.5

-33.7

0.2

-5.4

-5.0

-6.0

5.7

2005

February

29.2

14.0

92.7

58.7

49.1

91.2

28.5

82.0

41.4

40.3

28.6

2006

February

-3.2

-4.5

-8.9

-3.5

35.1

-22.0

-14.3

-6.2

-1.5

-1.9

-3.4

2. JOB VACANCIES, Private sector - States and territories

Original

Seasonally
Adjusted

Trend

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.

NT

ACT

Australia

Australia

Australia

VACANCIES ('000)

2004

November

42.0

30.8

26.2

6.1

11.4

1.7

1.8

1.7

121.6

124.0

123.1

2005

February

44.6

29.3

32.8

8.0

14.0

2.1

1.2

2.1

134.2

128.3

127.0

May

37.8

28.4

32.2

6.7

13.2

*1.1

1.2

2.0

122.7

128.7

127.2

August

35.8

29.3

30.5

7.7

15.7

1.7

1.8

*2.2

124.6

122.7

123.9

November

41.9

26.9

21.2

7.8

14.5

1.9

1.2

*1.9

117.3

119.4

122.2

2006

February

42.9

28.7

28.8

7.6

19.3

1.6

1.0

2.0

131.9

125.4

122.2

CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)

2004

November

13.7

1.8

4.3

1.5

0.3

57.2

47.3

6.7

7.1

12.2

6.4

2005

February

6.3

-4.6

25.5

31.3

22.8

22.1

-33.1

25.7

10.4

3.4

3.2

May

-15.3

-3.1

-1.9

-16.4

-5.7

-44.7

0.6

-6.1

-8.6

0.3

0.2

August

-5.3

2.9

-5.3

15.8

18.3

47.3

49.1

9.9

1.6

-4.6

-2.6

November

17.0

-8.0

-30.6

1.4

-7.4

12.9

-37.2

-11.1

-5.9

-2.7

-1.4

2006

February

2.6

6.6

36.1

-3.3

32.9

-17.4

-10.4

2.5

12.5

4.9

-0.1

CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)

2004

February

-3.1

11.8

-5.2

-23.2

-12.0

-37.2

11.0

-28.1

-3.0

-4.2

8.6

2005

February

31.8

11.3

104.1

63.6

49.9

75.7

12.0

123.4

43.2

41.9

29.6

2006

February

-3.8

-2.2

-12.3

-5.1

37.3

-24.1

-15.7

-6.0

-1.8

-2.3

-3.8

* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

3. JOB VACANCIES, Public sector - States and territories

Original

Seasonally
Adjusted

Trend

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.

NT

ACT

Australia

Australia

Australia

VACANCIES ('000)

2004

November

3.3

3.3

2.6

1.4

1.7

0.4

0.9

1.9

15.5

15.4

15.1

2005

February

3.5

3.7

2.6

0.8

1.2

0.6

1.0

1.9

15.3

15.4

15.4

May

3.4

3.2

2.7

0.7

1.3

0.7

1.1

2.0

15.1

15.2

15.5

August

3.3

3.5

2.9

1.0

1.3

0.6

0.9

2.2

15.7

15.6

15.4

November

3.5

3.2

2.9

0.9

1.3

0.5

1.0

2.0

15.3

15.2

15.4

2006

February

3.7

2.9

3.5

0.9

1.4

0.5

0.9

1.8

15.4

15.5

15.4

CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)

2004

November

-5.8

0.2

-1.9

43.0

70.4

13.0

26.3

18.7

9.9

9.8

6.3

2005

February

5.6

11.0

-0.7

-44.4

-26.5

47.5

10.5

2.2

-1.2

-0.4

2.4

May

-3.4

-14.6

6.6

-6.8

4.1

24.2

6.9

4.3

-1.3

-0.7

0.3

August

-3.6

12.0

6.6

42.9

-2.0

-22.8

-20.0

11.4

3.7

2.6

-0.4

November

6.9

-8.6

-0.1

-11.5

5.2

-18.5

8.0

-8.7

-2.3

-3.0

0.1

2006

February

4.8

-11.2

18.6

-4.1

3.2

9.2

-5.5

-11.8

0.7

2.1

0.1

CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)

2004

February

-15.6

-26.8

-21.3

-9.8

-34.0

-4.0

-13.7

24.0

-17.9

-17.5

-12.1

2005

February

3.2

40.6

12.0

21.1

40.7

178.7

55.8

51.0

27.8

28.1

21.3

2006

February

4.2

-22.4

34.7

13.0

10.6

-14.8

-12.7

-6.4

0.7

1.0

0.0

4. JOB VACANCIES, Industry: Original

2004

2005

2006

November

February

May

August

November

February

'000

'000

'000

'000

'000

'000

Mining

2.6

2.8

2.7

4.1

3.7

3.8

Manufacturing

13.5

11.5

14.0

15.6

13.1

15.4

Electricity, gas and water supply

0.7

0.7

1.0

0.9

1.0

0.9

Construction

*7.3

9.7

*9.7

6.4

5.7

*7.2

Wholesale trade

9.1

9.9

*6.6

*6.3

*5.0

11.0

Retail trade

21.2

24.3

21.1

25.9

22.6

21.2

Accommodation, cafes and restaurants

8.8

8.6

6.3

*7.4

10.8

*6.1

Transport and storage

3.9

4.5

*4.5

3.9

2.7

3.8

Communication services

0.7

*1.1

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.4

Finance and insurance

5.9

6.1

7.4

*8.0

*8.2

6.6

Property and business services

31.2

35.4

31.9

28.5

29.3

33.9

Government administration and defence

6.8

7.1

6.3

7.6

7.9

7.9

Education

4.5

5.4

4.1

3.9

2.9

3.3

Health and community services

14.0

12.0

14.0

12.7

10.2

14.9

Cultural and recreational services

2.5

*3.6

3.7

3.0

3.5

3.9

Personal and other services

*4.6

*6.9

*4.0

*5.6

*5.6

6.9

All industries

137.1

149.5

137.8

140.3

132.6

147.3

* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

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